airfoiln.
/ˈɛːfɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌfɔɪl/ Chiefly U.S.
= aerofoil n.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > plane or aerofoil
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1922 N.A.C.A. (U.S.) Rep. Nomencl. Aeronaut. 621 Airfoil.
1927 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 17 Apr. 3/2 A new and secret airfoil formed by an extremely thick wing.
1968 Times 14 Aug. 11/6 Ferrari quickly demonstrated that the rear-mounted airfoil..improved cornering ability.
2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 19 June ii. 3/2 Phillips advocates replacing the pilot-controlled airfoils at the wings' edge, called ailerons, with more flexible devices called twisterons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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